Meigh Surname
Approximately 615 people bear this surname
Meigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 498 | 1:111,884 | 11,526 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 203 | 1:120,076 | 11,454 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Meigh (12) may also be a first name.
Meigh Demographics
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Meigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meigh is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meigh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meigh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 526,921st most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The last name Meigh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Meigh live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
Meigh is most common in England, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 111,884. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 34 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Meigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meigh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meigh surname increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meigh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Meigh last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Meigh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meigh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $52,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megh | 89 | 2,250 | / |
| Migh | 89 | 52 | / |
| Meig | 89 | 7 | / |
| Meigs | 80 | 2,006 | / |
| Maegh | 80 | 192 | / |
| Meagh | 80 | 57 | / |
| Maigh | 80 | 21 | / |
| Moegh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mesgh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Meygh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Meegh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mejig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meigc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Migqh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meiqg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moigh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meigg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miegh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miogh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meugh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mig | 75 | 370 | / |
| Meg | 75 | 204 | / |
| Meiggs | 73 | 644 | / |
| Meigue | 73 | 60 | / |
| Meihak | 73 | 53 | / |
| Migsch | 73 | 43 | / |
| Meigss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meihac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meshgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meizkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mojigh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejigs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mishgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maiagh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekh | 67 | 2,689 | / |
| Magh | 67 | 1,176 | / |
| Mikh | 67 | 871 | / |
| Meik | 67 | 640 | / |
| Mieg | 67 | 129 | / |
| Meihack | 67 | 123 | / |
| Maig | 67 | 98 | / |
| Moig | 67 | 97 | / |
| Miog | 67 | 61 | / |
| Meic | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mygh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Meeg | 67 | 31 | / |
| Maeg | 67 | 11 | / |
| Megz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Migs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Megg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Migk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mehk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moeg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Migg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Megk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mihk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mecg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mejigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Migt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mígh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mixh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Megx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mihg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayhigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meithke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meiq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Micg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megs | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meigh
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